Qaasuitsup

Qaasuitsup Kommunia
Municipality of Greenland
2009–2017
Coat of arms of Qaasuitsup
Coat of arms

Location of Qaasuitsup within Greenland
CapitalIlulissat
Area
 • Coordinates69°13′N 51°06′W / 69.217°N 51.100°W / 69.217; -51.100
 
• 2015
660,000 km2 (250,000 sq mi)
Population 
• 2015
17,168
History 
• Established
1 January 2009
• Disestablished
31 December 2017
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Aasiaat
Kangaatsiaq
Ilulissat
Qaanaaq
Qasigiannguit
Qeqertarsuaq
Uummannaq
Upernavik
Avannaata
Qeqertalik
Population data:;[1] ISO code: GL-QA; Calling code: +299
Clockwise from top left: Ukkusissat, Upernavik, Ilulissat Icefjord, Uummannaq

Qaasuitsup (Greenlandic pronunciation: [qaːsuitt͡sup̚], Place of Polar Darkness) was a municipality in Greenland, operational from 1 January 2009[2] to 31 December 2017.[3] As of January 2015, its population was 17,168.[1] The administrative centre of the municipality was in Ilulissat (formerly called Jakobshavn).

  1. ^ a b "Demographic perspectives". plania.qeqertalik.gl. Archived from the original on 8 Aug 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. ^ Qaasuitsup Municipality (in Greenlandic)
  3. ^ "Nittartakkat nutaat: avannaata.gl kiisalu qeqertalik.gl". Retrieved 2018-01-07.

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